How Public Speaking Improves Your Social Life
Title:
How Public Speaking Improves Your Social Life
Word Count:
984
Summary:
Learning public speaking will help you in every day life to make friends and meet new people.
Keywords:
Eric Monse, public speaking, social confidence, pickup, meet people
Article Body:
By Eric Monse
I have a fear of public speaking. More precisely, I should describe it as a phobia.
I´m not really scared, I just react badly when I get up in front of a large group of people. M
I´m not so bad if I have something prepared, but God forbid if I have to think up something ri
Learning to be a better public speaker is a great thing. But conquering this area of my life p
I don´t make very many public speeches. But the benefits that I pickup with learning public sp
People are attracted to the person up on the podium speaking to hundreds of people, whether he
Toastmasters is a worldwide nonprofit organization for the purpose of helping its members impr
I joined a club about three months ago and it has been a fantastic experience. The people ther
Toastmasters grooms you to speak in front of large groups of people by criticizing your public
They teach you to focus on things like body language:
Don´t rock back and forth when you speak.
Move comfortably around when you speak.
Make solid eye contact.
Vary your tone of voice.
Vary your pace but don´t speak too quickly.
Sound familiar? These are all things you should be focusing on when meeting new people.
You will also get criticized on your language.
A person will keep track of how many people say unnecessary words like: um, you know, and stuf
Developing Leadership Skills
One of the best aspects of Toastmasters is their focus on teaching leadership skills.
Everyone at a Toastmasters meeting are volunteers. There are numerous roles at a meeting and t
The person who listens and keeps track of vocabulary errors is one example. Another example is
There are usually two or three people who pickup and give a 5-minute prepared speech at every
There are also people designated to critique those speakers. Those people get up in front of t
This way, a meeting will rarely pass when you would not get up and practice speaking.
And some of these people are excellent speakers. They know how to captivate an audience. They
Some of them have been in Toastmasters for 20 years or more. The speeches they give are usuall
At the same time, they provide an amazingly supportive environment for a new person to learn.
How Toastmasters Helped My Fear of Speaking to Strangers
When you´ve never done it before and you begin speaking with strangers, the anxiety can be ner
If I talked to three people, by the end of the night I would be drained. I felt like I´d been
As I talked to more new people, the fear and anxiety lessened. But Toastmasters helped out as
The fear of approaching people is very similar to that fear of getting up in front of a group
There are thousands of Toastmasters clubs around the country and many in New York City. They h
When you are a 101 beginner, the first few times you go to Toastmasters you´ll be a guest. You
After a few times of attending meetings you´ll be expected to become a member. It´s $67 a year
You also get educational materials and an opportunity to speak in their competitions where you
Toastmasters is an excellent way to become more confident, and it will improve your social lif
Eric Monse
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How Public Speaking Improves Your Social Life
Word Count:
984
Summary:
Learning public speaking will help you in every day life to make friends and meet new people.
Keywords:
Eric Monse, public speaking, social confidence, pickup, meet people
Article Body:
By Eric Monse
I have a fear of public speaking. More precisely, I should describe it as a phobia.
I´m not really scared, I just react badly when I get up in front of a large group of people. M
I´m not so bad if I have something prepared, but God forbid if I have to think up something ri
Learning to be a better public speaker is a great thing. But conquering this area of my life p
I don´t make very many public speeches. But the benefits that I pickup with learning public sp
People are attracted to the person up on the podium speaking to hundreds of people, whether he
Toastmasters is a worldwide nonprofit organization for the purpose of helping its members impr
I joined a club about three months ago and it has been a fantastic experience. The people ther
Toastmasters grooms you to speak in front of large groups of people by criticizing your public
They teach you to focus on things like body language:
Don´t rock back and forth when you speak.
Move comfortably around when you speak.
Make solid eye contact.
Vary your tone of voice.
Vary your pace but don´t speak too quickly.
Sound familiar? These are all things you should be focusing on when meeting new people.
You will also get criticized on your language.
A person will keep track of how many people say unnecessary words like: um, you know, and stuf
Developing Leadership Skills
One of the best aspects of Toastmasters is their focus on teaching leadership skills.
Everyone at a Toastmasters meeting are volunteers. There are numerous roles at a meeting and t
The person who listens and keeps track of vocabulary errors is one example. Another example is
There are usually two or three people who pickup and give a 5-minute prepared speech at every
There are also people designated to critique those speakers. Those people get up in front of t
This way, a meeting will rarely pass when you would not get up and practice speaking.
And some of these people are excellent speakers. They know how to captivate an audience. They
Some of them have been in Toastmasters for 20 years or more. The speeches they give are usuall
At the same time, they provide an amazingly supportive environment for a new person to learn.
How Toastmasters Helped My Fear of Speaking to Strangers
When you´ve never done it before and you begin speaking with strangers, the anxiety can be ner
If I talked to three people, by the end of the night I would be drained. I felt like I´d been
As I talked to more new people, the fear and anxiety lessened. But Toastmasters helped out as
The fear of approaching people is very similar to that fear of getting up in front of a group
There are thousands of Toastmasters clubs around the country and many in New York City. They h
When you are a 101 beginner, the first few times you go to Toastmasters you´ll be a guest. You
After a few times of attending meetings you´ll be expected to become a member. It´s $67 a year
You also get educational materials and an opportunity to speak in their competitions where you
Toastmasters is an excellent way to become more confident, and it will improve your social lif
Eric Monse
This is a demo version of txt2pdf v.10.1
Developed by SANFACE Software http://www.sanface.com/
Available at http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdf.html